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Linda Clement, Parenting Coach, for parents who want to Thrive, even if it means a little uncomfortable work to make it happen

Wednesday, 31 December 2008

Just Stop: pushing kids to grow up is terrible

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There is a fair pressure in our culture to shove children ever faster through the phases and stages of growing up. As a society, we think ...
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Sunday, 23 November 2008

Excellent use of the materials at hand? Are you resourceful?

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Excellent use of the materials at hand. That's what I think of when I hear 'resourceful.'  Then there is the opposite of res...
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008

Overwhelmed already? 'Tis the (frantic) season (in a few weeks)

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Oh, man... I feel it. The neighbours across the street had their Christmas lights up (and lit ) before Halloween. The stuff in the store...
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Wednesday, 8 October 2008

Do You Have an Except-Me Clause in Your Contract?

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I have a hilarious friend who used to work at a busy downtown parkade.  This parkade exits onto a busy downtown street.  There are ...
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Saturday, 13 September 2008

What is the Difference Between Passing and Understanding

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Stop me if you've heard this before: What do you call a doctor who had the 2nd to lowest mark in his graduating class?   Doctor....
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008

Are Children Valuable People? Who is Allowed to Waste Their Time?

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Way back in the olden days, I took a series of tests. In fact, I was taken out of class regularly to do a lot of tests. For months. The...
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Sunday, 13 July 2008

Normalizing Breastfeeding: Ignore the Guilt, Feed the Baby

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Confronted daily with ancient, ignorant and silly suppositions about the function and purpose of human breasts, I'd like to take a few m...
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Linda Clement
With a wicked and wild sense of humour, I help parents quickly understand the developmental level of their child, what can realistically be expected, and how to handle all the standard parenting struggles --with kindness and respect
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